On the Radar: What’s New in Trump’s Push for More Military Might to Fight Organized Crime?
The founder of one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups pleads guilty, US President Trump’s new regional anti-drug push aims…
Police Crisis Tests Security Strategy in Rosario, Argentina’s Organized Crime Hub
The heat in Rosario, Argentina’s most homicidal city, is infernal. The concrete sidewalks sizzle like hotplates, threatening to scorch the…
Breaking Analysis: LatAm Militaries Are Already Fighting ‘Cartels,’ But Trump Wants More
US President Donald Trump recently introduced the “Americas Counter Cartel Coalition” alongside 17 leaders of different countries around Latin America…
Amid US Strikes, Booming Guyana Could Become Drug Trafficking Hub
US military intervention in and near Venezuela could be displacing cocaine trafficking to other parts of the region, notably Guyana,…
On the Radar: Ecuador’s Escalating Crime Crisis
El Mencho’s lavish funeral in Mexico, why violence is rising in Ecuador despite hard-line security measures, and the future of…
Is Brazil’s Biggest Port Winning the Fight Against Drug Traffickers?
The police boat is dwarfed by the massive cargo ships it passes floating in the channel of Brazil’s Santos port.…
On the Radar: El Mencho’s Capture – Gamechanger or Business as Usual?
Will the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” the head of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation, end the…
Breaking Analysis: What Does the Killing of ‘El Mencho’ Mean for Mexico’s Drug War?
InSight Crime Investigator Victoria Dittmar and Co-Director Steven Dudley discuss how the killing of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias…
How CJNG Control Works in Guadalajara, With or Without El Mencho
In a matter of hours, gunmen paralyzed the city of Guadalajara, a major economic hub of some 5 million people,…
CJNG Violence After the Killing of ‘El Mencho’: Power Play or Last Gasp?
The government’s killing of “El Mencho” on February 22 provoked a spasm of violence by his cartel that has been,…